Can Ex-Intel President Succeed with Old ARM SoC?

Startup to relaunch AMCC's X-Gene 3 as its first product

Junko Yoshida, EETimes
2/5/2018 08:00 AM EST

MADISON, Wisc. — Startup Ampere Computing, a startup led by former Intel President Renée James, unveiled its ARM-based server SoC, promising to “accelerate hyperscale cloud computing innovations.”

James' new company will target the fast-growing data-center server market dominated by Intel. Perhaps, therefore, this is a story about redemption.

However, it remains far from clear whether this will attain poetic justice for James. Industry observers remain skeptical that Ampere’s ARM server SoC can make a dent in Intel’s near-monopoly.

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